282 MR. SPENCER LE M. MOORE—PHANEROGAMIC BOTANY 
Month, -Max. 753:3 mm. 
. January Barometer : y Min. 7420 ,, 
1890 *. | Mean 7475 ,, 
| Temperature in the ( Max. 3378 C. (lowest day max. 24*7 C.). 
| shade : Min. 198 C. (highest night min. 2790 C.). 
| Rainfall: 150°5 mm. Rainy days: 11. 
| Wind: Predominantly N.E. or N.W. 
Here follow a few figures obtained by myself at Santa Cruz during the few days of 
my confinement to the boat from indisposition, which prevented collecting :— 
Shade Temperatures at Santa Cruz, Nov. 1891 (Centigrade scale). 
Nov. 19th. p.m. 1, 33%5; 2.30, 34°; 3.0, 35°5; 4, 353; 4.30, 35°3; 5, 88°5; 5.30, 29?7. 
A.M. 7, 26°; 8, 26”8 ; 9.15, 29°; 10.15, 3075; 11.15, 3293. 
Nov. 20th. f : ie "um s 
P.M. 12.15, 33°; 1.30, 34°; 2.30, 35°5 ; 4, 35°; 5, 84^8; 6, 32°5; 7, 29°. 
A.M. 6, 19°; 7, 19°; 8, 26°8; 9, 30°4; 10.80, 34°2; 11.30, 3598, 
Nov. nas dra 12.30, 35?-2; 1.80, 35°; 2.30, 365; 3.30, 36? 2; 4.30, 32°; 5.80, 28^8; 
6.30, 27?:3. 
8.30, 2375; 9.30, 24?:7 ; 10.30, 28°°8; 11.30, 29?2. 
12.80, 31°2; 2, 32°; 3, 82°; 4, 30? 5, 264; 7.15, 25°. 
6.45, 20°°6 ; 7.45, 21°3; 9.15, 24°5; 10.15, 27?-8; 11.15, 30?-4. 
1, 31”6; 2, 32? ; 3.15, 32%5 ; 4.15, 32°2 ; 5.30, 318; 6.45, 30°4; 8, 26%3, 
6.30, 20°2; 7.30, 22?-6; 9, 26”-8; 10:30, 31”2; 11.30, 33?'5. 
2.15, 8375; 8.15, 34°; 5.15, 34°5; 6.15, 34°; 7.15, 30°2; 8, 28%4, 
7,2223 8,28 DB; 9, 27°; 10, 822: 11, 8878. 
12.30, 35°; 1.30, 35°; 2.30, 338; 3.30, 348; 5, 357; 6, 35°; 7, 382, 
Nov. 27th. { € 
P.M. 
Nov. 28th. umm 
P.M. 
Nov. 29th. tx 
P.M. 
Nov. 30th. { mi 
P.M. 
Weather at Santa Cruz. 
Nov. 16th. Fine day with fresh breeze ; no rain; distant thunder. Temperature at 1 o'clock 32-20. 
17th. Fine day, fresh breeze. A little rain in morning. Temperature at 2 o'clock 34° C. 
18th. Distant thunder early afternoon: thunderstorm from N.E. early evening. Temperature 
shortly after 2 o'clock 36°C. 
19th. Distant thunder heard in the south at 4 p.m. 
20th. Overcast morning ; fine afternoon ; no rain; no thunder. 
21st. Fine morning ; short rainstorm in afternoon, with a little distant thunder. Lightning 
in S.E. during evening. 
32nd. Heavy thunderstorm from N.E. lasted several hours this morning. 
23rd. Rain during night, with some lightning. 
24th. Heavy rain for upwards of an hour in morning. Fine afterwards. 
25th. Heavy shower from S.W. during morning. No thunder. 
26th. Fine day; no rain; no thunder. 
27th. Thunderstorm from S.E. between 7 and 8.30 a.m. with heavy rain. Lightning in 
evening. 
* By a clerical error this is given as a result for Dec. 1889. 
